title: A scoping review of the evidence for teaching ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.
abstract: A scoping review was performed to assess published evidence regarding how best to teach ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA). The literature search yielded 205 articles, of which 35 met the inclusion criteria. Current literature on the topic can be divided into 3 main themes: the development of motor skills, learning and teaching sonoanatomy, and understanding of the requirements for establishing a UGRA education program and evaluation. We discuss the current status and future direction of research on UGRA training.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesia, and †Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospital, Obstetrical Anesthesia Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and ‡Learning Institute, SickKids, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nix
authors.forename: Clarita B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Margarido
authors.forename: Imad T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: Arsenio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Jeffrey J H
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubrowski
authors.forename: Colin J L
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McCartney
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000639:trends; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D009048:Motor Skills; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000639:trends